If The Engine Fails To Start When The Engine Is Warm - Kia Sorento 2006 Owner's Manual

1. Make sure the parking brake is
applied.
2. Manual Transmission - Depress
the clutch pedal fully and shift the
transmission into Neutral. Keep the
clutch pedal depressed while turn-
ing the ignition switch to the start
position. The starter will not oper-
ate if the clutch pedal is not fully
depressed.
Automatic Transmission - Place
the transmission shift lever in P
(Park) or N (Neutral). Depress the
brake pedal fully.
3. While fully depressing the acceler-
ator, turn the ignition switch to the
START position and hold it (a max-
imum of 10 seconds) to discharge
the excess fuel.
If the engine starts, the engine
speed will increase suddenly;
release the key and the accelera-
tor immediately.
4. If the engine has not yet started,
release the accelerator after crank-
ing the engine. Without depressing
the accelerator, crank the engine
until it starts (a maximum of 10
seconds).
DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE
If the engine fails to start when
the engine is warm:
A no-start condition, characterized by
failure to restart a warmed engine
despite repeated attempts may be
eliminated by using the following pro-
cedure.
1. Make sure the parking brake is
applied.
2. Manual Transmission - Depress
the clutch pedal fully and shift the
transmission into Neutral. Keep the
clutch pedal depressed while turn-
ing the ignition switch to the start
position. The starter will not oper-
ate if the clutch pedal is not fully
depressed.
Automatic Transmission - Place
the transmission shift lever in P
(Park) or N (Neutral). Depress the
brake pedal fully.
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